Louie Vaughn:
CLASS OF 1972
Greenwood High SchoolClass of 1972
Greenwood, SC
Marymount University Graduate School of BusinessClass of 2003
Arlington, VA
Limestone CollegeClass of 1986
Gaffney, SC
Greenwood High SchoolClass of 1972
Greenwood, SC
Louie's Story
Life
I graduated Greenwood High School in 1972. I was a little too young to go to Vietnam. I continued working at Fred Smith Company (started with Mr. Fred as a sophomore in HS) then, at Grendle Mill the rest of the year (went to Lander College at night). I saved my money for college (trust me...I did not want to spend the rest of my life at Grendle Mill). Then, started USC in January of 1973. About 9 weeks later, I was struck by a car while I was riding my motorcycle.
I spent about 5 months in a Columbia, SC hospital and about one year in various forms of body casts. Wasted allot of time asking "WHY"?
Like everybody else, I struggled through the recessions of the 70s. I tried restaurant management for a few years. I also helped my dad start a clothing business in Greenville, SC.
I reconciled with God in 1979. I let Him take the reins of my life. Thinking that I might have been called to preach, I attended a Bible college for a couple of years. I ran out of money in 1981 (it was still a recession...remember?). That year, I started work at Lucas CAV. Nice folks to work for. Lucas also assisted me with tuition to both Greenville Tec...Expand for more
h and Limestone College. But, recession caused them to lay off about 200 of us in 1982. Next, I worked for about four years with National Lock Company in Mauldin, SC.
With help from both Lucas and National Lock, I finished my BS at night; graduating Limestone College in 1986. Then, in July 1987, I decided to go to a relatively recession-proof town...Washington, DC. I worked for one year with the Labor Department. Then, I worked at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 1988-2004; the last ten years working on data systems. Thanks to a little help from USPTO, I completed my Master of Science Degree in Information Management (MS) from Marymount University in December of 2002.
I have had a few surgeries since 1973. My right leg is much better and only about 1 inch short now.
In January 2005, I took a promotion with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) with the Office of Pesticide Programs as an Information Management Specialist. After 17 years of that, I retired in May 2022. 52 years of work (including 35 years of government bureaucracy) was enough.
Louis Vaughn (Lou or Louie to most of you)
August 2022 - Age 67
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